9/17/2023 0 Comments Demonic tetris beatYes, the original version of the game had single hit deaths which is mind boggling. I can’t harp on it too much as there are also a number of quality of life improvements. Content is content and Taito cheaped out to squeeze this into a 2mb cartridge. There were some cool ones too such as an invincible dragon spell as well as a massive hurricane. But in addition to missing levels some of the magic spells were also removed. Now to be fair as much as I like the game I don’t know if I would have tolerated 13 levels of it. Half of Demon Sword’s levels were cut from its original Japanese incarnation, Fudou Myououden. But in this particular case it is especially egregious. Those of us that have been gaming since the 80s grew accustomed to cut content from Japanese games. You’ll need an extreme amount of patience with this one and I can easily see most bailing. It’s weird too as they don’t particularly seem interested in fighting but can inflict massive damage in a single hit. The boss battles are a particular nightmare. It picks up by the midpoint but is still pretty mean. You’ll take damage at every turn and spend most of your time avoiding combat. The early stages are rough as the dagger is near useless and shuriken are weak. But these are so tough and drawn out it isn’t worth it.Īlthough it is easier than its Japanese cousin Demon Sword is still pretty tough. The jumping around is broken up by optional boss battles that award items. In the vertical stages you can easily get lost. The scenery repeats constantly, making it easy to feel as though you are running in circles. Rather than medium length carefully designed stages the creators opted to copy and paste. Level design is where Demon Sword falls flat. I would say they are too long in my opinion. While you leap through for long periods of time as in Taito’s arcade classic the levels are incredibly long. Structure is where the two games diverge. You can also stock up on life power-ups and spells. Invincibility summons shadow clones for that extra boost. Some boost your attack power or throw stars in five directions. Supplementing these are a large number of cool power-ups and spells. By the final levels it might even become your main form of attack. This weapon is the Demon Sword in the title and grows exponentially longer as you progress. You have an unlimited supply of weak shuriken and a dagger for melee attacks. If Taito hadn’t played cheap and removed half the content I would even recommend it.Īs much as I want to avoid the comparison Demon Sword could pass for a sequel to Legend of Kage. Ignoring the…”creative” marketing Demon Sword is the Legend of Kage with more depth. It is right up there with Ironsword in my opinion. The buff half naked hero wielding the flaming sword is a far cry from the kimono wearing samurai in the game. If you are wondering how the hell I could confuse Demon Sword with Conan blame that same marketing. Victar must now reassemble the Demon Sword to rid the land of the demon once and for all. However it was broken into 3 pieces long ago. A lone warrior named Victar possesses the Demon Sword, the only weapon powerful enough to slay the Dark Fiend. The Dark Fiend has ruled the land for as long as anyone remembers. While Demon Sword isn’t bad what we received is a stripped down version of a much better game. Little did I know it would have more in common with that other Nintendo title I wasn’t fond of. It looked like the Conan game we were robbed of rather than the NES abortion that I am actively avoiding reviewing. Demon Sword looked amazing in the comic book advertisements that I had seen. I could also make the joke that the game only lasts another ten but I digress. But the novelty of replicating those same antics grew old in less than ten minutes. Considering my love for old Kung-Fu movies with their aerial hijinks it should have been a shoe in to my tastes.
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